Garfield County News | 1923-01-19 | Page 4 | Le Jeune's Report on His "Leathernecks"

le geunes report on his leathernecks Leather Leather necks ned ln several recommendations for new le legislation I affecting the varine marine corps are ladeby made by maj gen john A Lej lejeune euile in on an annual report reviewing tile y peacetime activities of the devil 3 do dos dogs ai s during the last fiscal year among other things general le V jeune jaune asks for authority to expend foy for purchase of a tract of land to develop corps base lit at san 1 1 alego logo cal and legislation for tile the purchase of it marine lying flying field at iteld held va funds for the training of the tf marine corps reserve and an ap npr of for the a of a site ond and construction of a supply depot at san francisco A al althouse I 1 though h the amount appropriated for maintenance of the corps waa was more inore than halow that of the pre grevl vl dus aus year general leac lejeune une sald said no de fi clency was incurred use of 2200 A niceas and men to guard ti the le malla luring the year cost general lejeune covers at length the various activities ot odthe 0 melne 1 dadine their maneuvers last summer at ai Gettys gettysburg buri t i